Re: I am staying awake longer than I should just for this.
"Tens of thousands of posts by a small team of (likely paid) posers with a single agenda - silence Techdirt criticism."
Being a quite frequent poster here I'd say he is including me. I have to ask Mike for a pay check. I've been here for years and I've only paid to be an insider so far. I should have known before I was paid!
Other than that I have to say I actually like the trolls because every once in a while they get replies like yours that are very entertaining to read.
You shouldn't be compelled to give anything to law enforcement. If they want they can try to break in, blow the safe, break encryption or whatever but if they cannot produce enough evidence without forcing you to give anything, be it keys to a house, combination of a safe or a password then they don't have a case against you. Feel free to try to break in but it's your fucking job to produce evidence to justify a conviction.
That's wither lazy law enforcement or a police state in action. Not that I have any sympathy for the guy if they have enough evidence to prove the guy is some molester or whatever.
You know what's worse for them? Once you cut the cord you probably won't ever look back. I've yet to meet anybody who cut the cord and signed up again eventually, including myself. So this 'head-in-the-sand' approach they are taking will harm them even if they decide to take their collective heads out of the sand and actually lower their prices.
I'm really cheering on some Kodak-like death in the sector for the lulz.
Sounds like s bad nerd "Adventure Time" plus acid trip. Magic Nerds, Magic Keys and Magic Terrorists.
(I should try this at least once in my life)
And it's both amusing and sad that every single nerd, security expert and otherwise much more tech-savvy person out there has already told him it can't be done and he keeps insisting. He's not even listening, he's dead set in his Magic Key theory. We should nerd harder to create mechanisms that can't be intentionally broken at all (ie: you can't insert backdoors without making it unusable) so people like him can't screw the rest of us.
Here's hoping tech giants simply close their shops in France and the UK if these people succeed in their censorship quest and the "French/British" Internet becomes a barren land. No offense meant to the people there but sometimes you need to meet hell to actually work to make things better.
You don't have to be annoying to be shot in the face. Technically if you want to get through a LEO interaction with just minor cavity exams you have to act normally. But not "get shot in the face' normal (ie: don't be black, Latin or anything different than a white christian American).
But if it wasn't for net neutrality everybody would have Terabit internet and 5G already!
That would be the reasoning if you confront them exposing the inconsistency. Now that NN seems to be ripe for a fiery death we need to keep an eye and DEMAND the added investment they claim NN has slashed. Sadly we can't say "or else" and the people who care are the same ones busy destroying NN.
And why do you think the law hasn't changed to add these simple points? (Rhetorical)
And of course you have the original reason the civil asset forfeiture was introduced: drugs. And just like any other thing introduced to tackle a problem without law enforcement having to try hard at their job it went down the abuse slippery slope quite fast. Where have I seen it happen again? Oh, right. Terrorism.
Should any platform be forced by the government to reveal anybody retweeting, reblogging, sharing etc stories about what Ed Snowden revealed about unconstitutional activity within the government?
Should whatever platform be forced by the current government to reveal anybody stating their opinions about the Russian affairs in the election?
Should we deliver yet another stab at our convalescent freedoms?
Is it me or there seems to be an alignment issue with this article?
Anyway, from the graphic you can see the number of subscribers has receded to 2008 levels in 2016. Considering the subscriber base kept groing *even during the worst years* of the crisis that started in 2008 and that we are already recovering from said crisis (albeit slowly) I wouldn't say the giants are as comfortable as the article says. Even if the total number of subscriber hasn't decreased that much (it's only a ~10% drop from the peak to 2018 if it materializes) there are a few points to consider revenue-wise: the trend is probably getting worse and not all of the remaining subscribers are there because they love cable.
I explain the latter. Many of the subscribers just never touch the TV equipment, they are in the bundle just because it's more expensive to get internet only than the bundle and there's the trimming phenomena. Part of the overall revenue drop will be withheld by the price hikes in broadband and the cable bundle (or do we expect them to turn smart all of a sudden?) for a while but there's only so much you can do with your prices and bill shenanigans you can do before people start demanding you be regulated like hell with their votes and their wallets somehow.
And as prices are artificially inflated things get easier for other entrants. Thing Google Fiber for example. If they could raise their prices from 70 to 100 and still be way below the other ISPs and better in quality with no caps then they'll get more money and be more profitable possibly spawning more expansion. This may be valid for other local ISPs.
It'll be fun to watch further developments. Technically, financially, socially and politically.
That's precisely why I don't even think you can scrap copyright and start over. It will eventually be broken and prone to abuse because of compromise after compromise.
If one part of the agreement copyright is (between the public and the publishers) refuses to do their part then the agreement shouldn't exist. Abolish copyright altogether.
Re: As predicted: Exposed and handled! Key point you sneer at is court set up NEW collection agencies! A few greedy persons has not affected the core principle of copyright!
A) and the article is reporting on it
B) thankfully this is starting to happen more often as opposed as what's been the norm for the larger part of collection societies history
C) It interests me regardless of where it is. We managed to get to point A and B of your list because there is broad reporting regardless of where it occurred.
D and E) Historically it is an anomaly to get anything punished when it's the money collecting part of the copyright system abusing it.
About pirates) That's your opinion and we don't care about it because it's largely devoid of facts and sources. I'd counter your claims here but it has been done several times for a long, loooong time frame.
About the censoring) Hiding your bullshit because people voted it down but allowing whoever wants to see the crap you write if they click it is far from censoring. I for one clicked your comment to check what you said just to see if I could toy with you. Mission accomplished.
Really? ECAD from Brazil demanding royalties from goddamn private events and being fined for millions when caught in corruption schemes not to pay artists. JASRAC from Japan demanding royalties from goddamn MUSIC SCHOOLS. Indian collection societies busted for the same issue in this article. PPL in the UK charging fees from people who never played any songs in their businesses. ASCAP cutting payments for artists while getting record amounts of royalties. Levies being imposed or tried at blank media and other equipment because everyone must be a pirate and goddamned collection societies push for it.
And yet you posted here. I've had some comments held for moderation. All of them had very strong language and most were written when I felt anger. What about you?
And if you really support the travesty of law enforcement destroying the life of old people because someone sold minor amounts of drugs in their homes without their knowledge then you are a truly despicable person. Oh wait, I've said you are despicable before in other discussions where you showed blatant disdain for basic Human Rights. Never mind.
We have to start issuing bogus takedown notices to everything owned by Universal to check if they like the treatment. No seriously, make them taste their own bad medicine in a sustained fashion and we'll see how long it takes for them to whine about how copyright is unfair.
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Re: I am staying awake longer than I should just for this.
Being a quite frequent poster here I'd say he is including me. I have to ask Mike for a pay check. I've been here for years and I've only paid to be an insider so far. I should have known before I was paid!
Other than that I have to say I actually like the trolls because every once in a while they get replies like yours that are very entertaining to read.
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That's wither lazy law enforcement or a police state in action. Not that I have any sympathy for the guy if they have enough evidence to prove the guy is some molester or whatever.
On the post: 80% Of Cord Cutters Leave Because Of High Cable TV Prices, But The Industry Still Refuses To Compete On Price
I'm really cheering on some Kodak-like death in the sector for the lulz.
On the post: James Clapper Says Nerd Magic Can Solve Terrorist Content Filtering, Create Safe Encryption Backdoors
(I should try this at least once in my life)
And it's both amusing and sad that every single nerd, security expert and otherwise much more tech-savvy person out there has already told him it can't be done and he keeps insisting. He's not even listening, he's dead set in his Magic Key theory. We should nerd harder to create mechanisms that can't be intentionally broken at all (ie: you can't insert backdoors without making it unusable) so people like him can't screw the rest of us.
On the post: May And Macron's Ridiculous Adventure In Censoring The Internet
On the post: Supreme Court Sees Criminal Asset Forfeiture Can Be Abused Too; Almost Does Something About It
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You don't have to be annoying to be shot in the face. Technically if you want to get through a LEO interaction with just minor cavity exams you have to act normally. But not "get shot in the face' normal (ie: don't be black, Latin or anything different than a white christian American).
On the post: Cable Lobby Again Makes It Clear That Net Neutrality Didn't Hurt Broadband Investment
That would be the reasoning if you confront them exposing the inconsistency. Now that NN seems to be ripe for a fiery death we need to keep an eye and DEMAND the added investment they claim NN has slashed. Sadly we can't say "or else" and the people who care are the same ones busy destroying NN.
On the post: Supreme Court Sees Criminal Asset Forfeiture Can Be Abused Too; Almost Does Something About It
Re: A cheap pass on an easy case
And of course you have the original reason the civil asset forfeiture was introduced: drugs. And just like any other thing introduced to tackle a problem without law enforcement having to try hard at their job it went down the abuse slippery slope quite fast. Where have I seen it happen again? Oh, right. Terrorism.
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Very rare specimen. We should study it. How does it live? What does it do? Call Discovery Channel!
/regular politician
On the post: Should Tumblr Be Forced To Reveal 500 People Who Reblogged A Sex Tape?
Should whatever platform be forced by the current government to reveal anybody stating their opinions about the Russian affairs in the election?
Should we deliver yet another stab at our convalescent freedoms?
On the post: Australia's AG Says Public Will Be Cool With Encryption Backdoors Because They Use Facebook
On the post: TV Cord Cutting Poised To Smash Records During Second Quarter
Anyway, from the graphic you can see the number of subscribers has receded to 2008 levels in 2016. Considering the subscriber base kept groing *even during the worst years* of the crisis that started in 2008 and that we are already recovering from said crisis (albeit slowly) I wouldn't say the giants are as comfortable as the article says. Even if the total number of subscriber hasn't decreased that much (it's only a ~10% drop from the peak to 2018 if it materializes) there are a few points to consider revenue-wise: the trend is probably getting worse and not all of the remaining subscribers are there because they love cable.
I explain the latter. Many of the subscribers just never touch the TV equipment, they are in the bundle just because it's more expensive to get internet only than the bundle and there's the trimming phenomena. Part of the overall revenue drop will be withheld by the price hikes in broadband and the cable bundle (or do we expect them to turn smart all of a sudden?) for a while but there's only so much you can do with your prices and bill shenanigans you can do before people start demanding you be regulated like hell with their votes and their wallets somehow.
And as prices are artificially inflated things get easier for other entrants. Thing Google Fiber for example. If they could raise their prices from 70 to 100 and still be way below the other ISPs and better in quality with no caps then they'll get more money and be more profitable possibly spawning more expansion. This may be valid for other local ISPs.
It'll be fun to watch further developments. Technically, financially, socially and politically.
On the post: EU Copyright Proposal: Not Good, But Not As Blatantly Terrible As It Could Have Been
Re: "Compromise"
If one part of the agreement copyright is (between the public and the publishers) refuses to do their part then the agreement shouldn't exist. Abolish copyright altogether.
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Re: As predicted: Exposed and handled! Key point you sneer at is court set up NEW collection agencies! A few greedy persons has not affected the core principle of copyright!
B) thankfully this is starting to happen more often as opposed as what's been the norm for the larger part of collection societies history
C) It interests me regardless of where it is. We managed to get to point A and B of your list because there is broad reporting regardless of where it occurred.
D and E) Historically it is an anomaly to get anything punished when it's the money collecting part of the copyright system abusing it.
About pirates) That's your opinion and we don't care about it because it's largely devoid of facts and sources. I'd counter your claims here but it has been done several times for a long, loooong time frame.
About the censoring) Hiding your bullshit because people voted it down but allowing whoever wants to see the crap you write if they click it is far from censoring. I for one clicked your comment to check what you said just to see if I could toy with you. Mission accomplished.
On the post: Judge Orders MCSK To Cease Collecting Royalties For Kenyan Musicians
Re: Bottom of the barrel
https://www.techdirt.com/blog/?tag=collection+societies
If you don't like don't read the next 3rd-world corruption scandal on collection societies article that comes out, simple as that.
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Re: I object!
No, seriously. Read more, there's plenty with plenty of sources: https://www.techdirt.com/blog/?tag=collection+societies
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And if you really support the travesty of law enforcement destroying the life of old people because someone sold minor amounts of drugs in their homes without their knowledge then you are a truly despicable person. Oh wait, I've said you are despicable before in other discussions where you showed blatant disdain for basic Human Rights. Never mind.
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